Big update! You don't need to deal with VRM 1.0 conversion as the mod now works with VRM 0.0! Just update to the latest (which is v1.0.3 version at the time I'm writing this comment) version and things should just work!
Thanks a lot for the detailed tutorial. Works flawlessly. As of today it got an update and the game will not launch without steam anymore, so downgrading and making a backup of the version that works steam-less would be a good idea. This might get patched soon so, better have a version that still works with this modloader, hidden in the stash.
@@Zappy_C Already solved it on my end with the downgraded steam--less version. Might work with the newer one too. 1. go to the game files 2. press WIN+R and type shell:startup, then enter 3. make a shortcut of the game into the startup folder and that's it. And to not have the console open with the game, right click on that shortcut > properties then you have the target field. Just add " --melonloader.hideconsole" at the end of it.
This mod worked great. I had an error where I was getting an error with Shaders. I just had to redownload from github for v1.0.3 and reinstall and it worked. Thanks!
Oh Hello! I suddenly saw myself and my model in the minute 3:16 lol XD I'm Suika and I'm using my avatar Kisuhime (the kitsune at the top right) as my desktop pet thanks to this tutorial. Thank you!
If you have installed MelonLoader other than V0.6.6, you cannot open the VRM selection screen with the F4 key.I learned that it is important to follow the tutorial.
it didnt work for me initially, then i clicked on the default model that comes up when you first open desktop mate, then hit f4 on my keyboard and the window popped up
This is honestly massive. I remember a really cute Tokarev from Girls Frontline avatar's I bought from Booth for VRChat years ago, and that the bundle had a VRM model. Although I had to convert it from 0.0 to 1.0 model (which wasn't terribly hard), I'm immensely happy that I can see my gunwaifu always. Would definitely appreciate an auto-start option but that's also easy enough to set up with windows scheduler on login for now. Thank you so much for this!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH OML, Immediately when the program came out I wondered if you could, but saw no option. I considered making a discussion about it on Steam but then I saw yours! Thank youuuuuuuu!!!
Hey, thank you so much for the tutorial! I followed the steps exactly, but F4 (nor any other function keys) bring up the Open VRM window. Do you know what might be causing this, or would it be possible to add a separate button in the "Change Character" menu where you would change between Aieru and Miku?
I had the same issue, but I figured out that if you right click on the little character first (which opens the menu where you can see the change character, alarm and settings options), and THEN click (FN and F4) at the same time, it brings up the files window
@@Goldie267 I just looked it up. FN is on the bottom of your keyboard. I hit it, then F4 and now my model that Ive been working on putting there for over 2 hours is FINALLY on my laptop
ive done everything, the file is in vrm etcetera except the last part when i click the file to load/change my character it isnt loading instead it coulnt find the app to open the file what should i do? help
Can someone please help, i tried pressing f4 when he said to but it does nothing, i tried alt+f4 and it just closed the window, and fn, ctrl, and windows but it does nothing Edit: ok I figured it out, when you extract the CustomAvatarLoader, you have to paste the folders in both the DesktopMate folder, as well as in the folder called UserData within the DesktopMate folder, that made f4 open the files and let me use a custom avatar
There are some well done anime models I saw on ArtStation, but they are all blender models that are pre-rigged and everything... I was wondering before I waste money buying one of those, is it possible to somehow take the blender model and make it a VRM avatar usable for desktop mate?
I am trying to use a 0.0 VRM avatar with the newest CustomAvatarloader installed/ When trying to open the avatar file with the Desktop Mate up, it gives me an error of "Failed to initialize MelonLoader: Failed to find MelonLoader dobby" Edit: Found the issue. When having the DesktopMate open and selected the window (or the avatar that's on your screen), press F4. A window will pop up prompting you to select a VRM file. Works now.
@@louflower3561 latest release is missing a file in the UserLibs folder, download the previous 1.0.0 (or something like that) version and place the file from there into your actual UserLibs folder
Hello Friend, Super helpful tutorial, worked like a charm :) I have two questions for you 1. What are the chances of being able to load multiple VRMs at once in the future? 2. Does it seem possible to add/swap animations the same way you do with the VRM loader in the future?
Could anyone give me a hand, i did as the steps were show but it’s saying “il2pp_ init detour failed: It was not possible to find a compatible framework version.” what could i have done wrong?
MUCH better than the other tutorial! Will this work for using the animations from Miku instead? Also, really hope they add in gravity support eventually. Would love for them to settle on the taskbar or whatever window and not have to line them up.
Funcionando al 10/01. 1) Para los que no les funcione el F4 o no les carguen los VRM 0.0 NO instalen el mod v1.0.2 (que se muestra en el video), si no el v1.0.3 que es la ultima actualizacion, con eso funciona todo hasta el momento que escribo el comentario. 2) Los modelos pueden no estar mapeados correctamente el centro original, por eso la sensación de que no se sientan o no separan. Solo es cuestión básicamente de encontrarle su centro. (Caso por ejemplo un modelo de Mita su centro esta en el pie, mientras que el modelo default lo tiene en la cintura)
When I put the mod inside the local files folders of Desktop Mate when I open it, I get an error saying "il2cpp_init detour failed failed to load hostfxr"
run the melon loader installer and uninstall the desktop mate loader then go to files and run the "windows desktop runtime" thing to install that, THEN reinstall the mod runner for desktop mate after that when u run it on steam it should work
i found a way to convert basically any model i think, i used a vrchat unity package and just downloaded the vrm exporter for unity and just took the model from the unity package and exported it, worked surprisingly smoothly for desktop mate
Happened to me. All I had to do is restart Desktop mate, that did it. Imagine the character is a desktop window, gotta click once on her to focus on her, then you press F4.
f4 does nothing, also im having this error: System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'Void System.Security.Permissions.EnvironmentPermission..ctor(System.Security.Permissions.PermissionState)'. everytime i press f4 it just shows that error welp
After installing MelonLoader and copying over the two folders from the VRM Avatar Support I tried to launch Desktop Mate, however after waiting about 30 seconds to a minute the command prompt for Melon Loader just closed and the original Avatar from Desktop Mate never appeared. This happens every time I tried to launch it now
1:05 it doesn't install for me. It keeps saying "Failed to extract MelonLoader: Failed to extract all files". I did install the desktop runtime before the loader
I followed the instructions and the installation and all went sucessful. the only problem is that the models are incompatible. Like Miku and Mitas from MiSide for example. It keeps showing error. I never moved the files after downloading them
wait for some reason i cant open the vrm models, its asking me which apps to open it from, does the file placement matter for these vrm models? edit: clicked on the desktop mate icon in the task bar while it was active and then pressed f4 and it showed me to the file explorer screen where as I located my vrm model and double clicked on it, and it works!
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Big update! You don't need to deal with VRM 1.0 conversion as the mod now works with VRM 0.0! Just update to the latest (which is v1.0.3 version at the time I'm writing this comment) version and things should just work!
Thanks for making this possible.
Bir saattir kafayı yedim vrm 1.0 model bulcam diye Allah razı olsun remilia scarlet sonunda gerçek
@@Remilya Remilia Scarlet based
do u think theres a possibility of getting it to work with vseefaces .vsfavatar format?
Thanks for this mod! But when I click on the .vrm file it just asks me to choose an app so it doesn't work... Any way to fix this pls?
As others have said, this is huge! I have a model of my partner's avatar and now she can sit on my desktop watching me while I work on stuff.
Honestly thats so cute!
That is so adorable
CUTENESS OVERLOAD YOU A GENIUS
Just tested it as of Jan 10, 10:30 PST. Still works great. Thanks so much for the tutorial!
this is 10 hours long tutorial, ofc it works
how did you get melon loader to work? mine keeps crashing when I try to open the game
what model did you use? i cant find any 1.0 models
I cant load models
For anyones f4 not working try pressing on the model and then press fn and f4 at the same time. It worked for me
I tried that it still isn't working
Have the same issue, it won't open with F4
Thanks a lot for the detailed tutorial. Works flawlessly. As of today it got an update and the game will not launch without steam anymore, so downgrading and making a backup of the version that works steam-less would be a good idea. This might get patched soon so, better have a version that still works with this modloader, hidden in the stash.
That is such a stupid update. They need to make it something like Wallpaper Engine with the option to have it launch on PC boot
@@Zappy_C Already solved it on my end with the downgraded steam--less version. Might work with the newer one too.
1. go to the game files
2. press WIN+R and type shell:startup, then enter
3. make a shortcut of the game into the startup folder and that's it.
And to not have the console open with the game, right click on that shortcut > properties then you have the target field. Just add " --melonloader.hideconsole" at the end of it.
I got it to work for the part at 4:00! All u need to do is click on the character and then press f4 and select ur model and boom fixed!
Bro YOU AND THE PERSON THAT MADE THIS ARE ABSOULTE CHADS 🛐🛐
This mod worked great. I had an error where I was getting an error with Shaders. I just had to redownload from github for v1.0.3 and reinstall and it worked. Thanks!
Oh Hello! I suddenly saw myself and my model in the minute 3:16 lol XD
I'm Suika and I'm using my avatar Kisuhime (the kitsune at the top right) as my desktop pet thanks to this tutorial. Thank you!
STILL WORKS!!!!!!! Awesome man!!!
I hope they add noises to the charcters!
God forbid I can find a Arthur Morgan VRM, because I will become the user with the most hours on this software. He'd be going everywhere with me.
If you have installed MelonLoader other than V0.6.6, you cannot open the VRM selection screen with the F4 key.I learned that it is important to follow the tutorial.
is there any way to fix that, ive downloaded melonloader before the v0.6.6 and cannot do it?
try shift+F4
@@raphl1 it dont work help me sosss
it didnt work for me initially, then i clicked on the default model that comes up when you first open desktop mate, then hit f4 on my keyboard and the window popped up
@@Izumi_Shimomura I have tried all of this and it still isn't working, is there something wrong with my computer? I am so confused
Спасибо большое за гайд, вы очень сильно помогли.
♥
Bro you don't know how much I love you for this tutorial!!!
Thanks, pal! Quite fond of this app, despite me hating things like wallpaper engine, i hope it will receive more user customization support.
This is honestly massive. I remember a really cute Tokarev from Girls Frontline avatar's I bought from Booth for VRChat years ago, and that the bundle had a VRM model. Although I had to convert it from 0.0 to 1.0 model (which wasn't terribly hard), I'm immensely happy that I can see my gunwaifu always. Would definitely appreciate an auto-start option but that's also easy enough to set up with windows scheduler on login for now. Thank you so much for this!!
Oops, looks like I downloaded the dll a solid 30 minutes before the new 0.0 compatibility fix was put in. Bad timing lol.
A fellow shikikan I see 🤝
Low taper fade
gurur duyduğumuz anlardan mesela sağ ol king
yall if F4 doesent work just make sure you extracted the custom avatar loader both in the Desktop Mate and the desktopMate_data folders
thanks bro, its really work
@@NIghTon7 no problem bro, i spent 3 hours trying to understand what was wrong, i dont want people to go through that pain
Ive put the custom folders in both folders and f4 still doesnt work :(
@@nanirue u sure you extracted the stuff that was INSIDE the custom loader folder?? If you put the custom loader folder itself in there it wont work
@@nanirue and does the command prompt give you any errors?? Or does it not give you anything?
LITERALLY THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! THIS IS AMAZING
Wow thats extreeemely streamlined and smooth for modding. Expert job, thank you for the guide!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH OML, Immediately when the program came out I wondered if you could, but saw no option. I considered making a discussion about it on Steam but then I saw yours! Thank youuuuuuuu!!!
you are so detailed thank you cuz i'm literally so dumb and github confuses me so bad loll. Thank youuu 🥰
Worked like a charm! Appreciate the video :)
actually goated, you're the best man!
Absolutely great! Thanks for the info! I love seeing my VRM run around my desktop.
Thank you for the amazing tutorial. no filler or fluff just exactly what we need to get it all set up and working.
thank you so much for this tutorial!! :D
Yapanın türk çıkmasını beklemiyordum baya iyi 🙏
is there anyway to change the animations? I don't really like having minecraft steve blow me a kiss while i try to work
could you please make a tutorial on how to convert the 0.0 models to 1.0 models?
dont need to convert anymore
Excellent tutorial and very easy to follow. Thanks!
aksandan yola çıkarak, elinize sağlık :D
man, youre a god.. thanks a lot! works perfectly fine on my computer with new update (v1.0.3)
Thank you very much ! 0.0 characters now works fine !
3:47 i dont have an f4 button, how do i get to that file menu without it?
Thank you! It was very easy to follow and immediately worked for me :]
Hey, thank you so much for the tutorial!
I followed the steps exactly, but F4 (nor any other function keys) bring up the Open VRM window. Do you know what might be causing this, or would it be possible to add a separate button in the "Change Character" menu where you would change between Aieru and Miku?
I had the same issue, but I figured out that if you right click on the little character first (which opens the menu where you can see the change character, alarm and settings options), and THEN click (FN and F4) at the same time, it brings up the files window
@@MikemasterX10 it doesnt work
@@MikemasterX10 Thx!!!
@@MikemasterX10 Sadly that didn't work for me either. Maybe because I don't have an FN key (I have a full keyboard so my F keys are their own keys)?
@@Goldie267 I just looked it up. FN is on the bottom of your keyboard. I hit it, then F4 and now my model that Ive been working on putting there for over 2 hours is FINALLY on my laptop
Help.Although I already have melonloader installed, it keeps saying "Failed to initialize MelonLoader: Failed to fin MelonLoader Dobby"
works perfectly as of 11/01/25 thank you for the tutoriallll !!!
Thank you for your kind explanation and guide :)
Cheers, man! Awesome work
Yaşa be kral, sağolasın tut için
For those complaining about the new update. I made a quick guide on how to downgrade.
Great work! Thanks so much for this :)
Oh, thank you so much!
Exactly what I wanted. And pretty good job haha. Now gotta customize some Waifus.
ive done everything, the file is in vrm etcetera except the last part when i click the file to load/change my character it isnt loading instead it coulnt find the app to open the file what should i do? help
great job, quick with these updates and works!
for anyone who after pressing f4 but not showing any pop up, just dont delete file inside the Mods and Userlibs folder
miku clock came back, but this time overpowered
Thx for the amazing work.
Que grande , ayudando a la comunidad
F4 not working
click on character and press F4 not working
Fn+F4 not working
what else?
It also didn't work for me, but I right-clicked the character and pressed f4 and worked :)
Can someone please help, i tried pressing f4 when he said to but it does nothing, i tried alt+f4 and it just closed the window, and fn, ctrl, and windows but it does nothing
Edit: ok I figured it out, when you extract the CustomAvatarLoader, you have to paste the folders in both the DesktopMate folder, as well as in the folder called UserData within the DesktopMate folder, that made f4 open the files and let me use a custom avatar
There are some well done anime models I saw on ArtStation, but they are all blender models that are pre-rigged and everything...
I was wondering before I waste money buying one of those, is it possible to somehow take the blender model and make it a VRM avatar usable for desktop mate?
it says it failed to load hostfxr and if i made sure i installed .net 6.0 runtime after i try to open it at 2.35 😭😭
after pressing the character, f4 doesn't do anything for me. when i press fn and f4, it only changes the volume. any fixes?
God tier work - thank you!
I am trying to use a 0.0 VRM avatar with the newest CustomAvatarloader installed/ When trying to open the avatar file with the Desktop Mate up, it gives me an error of "Failed to initialize MelonLoader: Failed to find MelonLoader dobby"
Edit: Found the issue. When having the DesktopMate open and selected the window (or the avatar that's on your screen), press F4. A window will pop up prompting you to select a VRM file. Works now.
thank you so much dude, i was reading so many comments and none of them were working, ty for the help 🙏🙏
thank you, this really works
THIS. This is what I needed! The dobby error was driving me crazy! Thank you so much!
Thanks for the amazing Tutorial ^^
why my character doesn't show up on my screen ?
yay, now i can have perfect cell looking at me while i draw
Thank you soo much for making this
everything works except f4 ? And yes i have tried focusing on her/ the app, redoing everything and even changing keyboards.
Same :(
@@louflower3561 latest release is missing a file in the UserLibs folder, download the previous 1.0.0 (or something like that) version and place the file from there into your actual UserLibs folder
Press the app and then f4, otherwise it won't work
@@marko10stephanoalvaradovas32 have tried and still doesnt work :(
Just left click the character and hit f4
it says that it was not possible to find a compatible framework version
At first it shows a black window of my 3D character, but when I reopen Desktop Mate it works like a charm
wow this is cool man, thanks!
it worked! thank youuu
Hello Friend,
Super helpful tutorial, worked like a charm :)
I have two questions for you
1. What are the chances of being able to load multiple VRMs at once in the future?
2. Does it seem possible to add/swap animations the same way you do with the VRM loader in the future?
Nah dude you're a straight up geniusSSS
i have an error when i open .vrm file from F4 if i use any model
awesome tutorial, thanks man ^^!
Could anyone give me a hand, i did as the steps were show but it’s saying “il2pp_ init detour failed: It was not possible to find a compatible framework version.” what could i have done wrong?
So it’s something wrong with MelonLoader on my end, no idea what tho
MUCH better than the other tutorial! Will this work for using the animations from Miku instead? Also, really hope they add in gravity support eventually. Would love for them to settle on the taskbar or whatever window and not have to line them up.
Amazing tutorial. I now have Cappie chillin on my desktop. Many thanks!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH THIS IS SO GREAT
Fantastic work! Thanks for sharing!!
aye this is awesome but off topic question, what browser is that?
I press f4 but nothing show up
Funcionando al 10/01.
1) Para los que no les funcione el F4 o no les carguen los VRM 0.0 NO instalen el mod v1.0.2 (que se muestra en el video), si no el v1.0.3 que es la ultima actualizacion, con eso funciona todo hasta el momento que escribo el comentario.
2) Los modelos pueden no estar mapeados correctamente el centro original, por eso la sensación de que no se sientan o no separan. Solo es cuestión básicamente de encontrarle su centro. (Caso por ejemplo un modelo de Mita su centro esta en el pie, mientras que el modelo default lo tiene en la cintura)
ty,bro
alguna pagina que recomiendes para buscar modelos? no se donde buscar xd
I can't convert from vrm 0.0 to vrm 1.0? There's just so few models left in the end...
yes you can, just load them into blender or unity with the vrm plugin for the one you’re using and reexport as 1.0
@@aprilnya dosen't work for me it just loads invsible
@@fatmat4747 does the file work in other software that uses vrm files? if no then you did something wrong
check pinned
New version works with 0.0 now
When I put the mod inside the local files folders of Desktop Mate when I open it, I get an error saying "il2cpp_init detour failed failed to load hostfxr"
same did you figure out what the issue was
run the melon loader installer and uninstall the desktop mate loader
then go to files and run the "windows desktop runtime" thing to install that,
THEN reinstall the mod runner for desktop mate
after that when u run it on steam it should work
@@knlproductions6543 yeah, just uninstall and reinstall the melon loader and the dotnet 6.0
@@eeNPeeCee still not working for me, should I reinstall desktop mate too?
You need to install the windowsdesktop-runtime-6.0.36-win-x64, then it'll work
This still Works as of im Writing this. Great Tutorial 10/10
hello, I have an error (Failed to initialize MelonLoader: Failed to find MelonLoader dobby)
when launching the vrm file, please help
i found a way to convert basically any model i think, i used a vrchat unity package and just downloaded the vrm exporter for unity and just took the model from the unity package and exported it, worked surprisingly smoothly for desktop mate
what to do if nothing happens when you press F4
what i did was click on the desktop mate window (not the melon loader) and then press f4.
Happened to me. All I had to do is restart Desktop mate, that did it. Imagine the character is a desktop window, gotta click once on her to focus on her, then you press F4.
@@R404C1 im getting Void System.Security.Permissions.EnvironmentPermission error , can you help?
pls
Click on the character first, then press F4
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
f4 does nothing, also im having this error: System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'Void System.Security.Permissions.EnvironmentPermission..ctor(System.Security.Permissions.PermissionState)'. everytime i press f4 it just shows that error welp
Same error
I’m trying to do this off of my HP Laptop 15-dy1xxx and I’m having a hard time getting it correct, can someone help me?
This is the best thing, maybe ever
After installing MelonLoader and copying over the two folders from the VRM Avatar Support I tried to launch Desktop Mate, however after waiting about 30 seconds to a minute the command prompt for Melon Loader just closed and the original Avatar from Desktop Mate never appeared. This happens every time I tried to launch it now
If its asking for a app when you click the vrm file, make sure you click f4 on the desktopmate window and it just click the file from the pop-up!
finally, a non virus desktop pet
1:05 it doesn't install for me. It keeps saying "Failed to extract MelonLoader: Failed to extract all files". I did install the desktop runtime before the loader
How exactly do I load the file? As soon as I click the downloaded avatar it asks me to run it through notes, windows media, or word. Plz help
I figured it out, just gotta find good models
Question: You say press F4 to use the other models but F4 on my keyboard controls the brightness of my laptop. Is there another way to do it?
help me tooo
pressing fn + F4 should do it
@@sybbes brings out a calculator 😭 i made sure that i was tabbed into it like it was a window so im not sure.
@@sybbes it´s Ctrl + F4 for me
Whenever I try to load it up it says "It was not possible to find a compatible framework version."
same
i had this problem too i realised that you're supposed to open the microsoft thing you installed (like, click on it), and THEN it will install
@ well I just deleted some stuff in the files so I think I’ve completely destroyed desktop mate I even tried re-installing it
I followed the instructions and the installation and all went sucessful. the only problem is that the models are incompatible. Like Miku and Mitas from MiSide for example. It keeps showing error. I never moved the files after downloading them
I followed until the end, but the error was not resolved. What should I do?
wait for some reason i cant open the vrm models, its asking me which apps to open it from, does the file placement matter for these vrm models?
edit: clicked on the desktop mate icon in the task bar while it was active and then pressed f4 and it showed me to the file explorer screen where as I located my vrm model and double clicked on it, and it works!
OMG I tried it with Minos Prime model and fucking died laughing, thank you so much